Enrolment for the Milkmaid Society is currently closed until Spring 2024!

I started The Milkmaid Society because I wanted to create a space for Milkmaids to gather, a community! What I didn't count on, was the sheer amount of information that would be shared here. The Milkmaid Society has become a massive library of resources!

Here are some current stats for you;
Blog Posts: 55
Masterclasses: 9
Recipes: 60
Contributors: 20

Here are some of the resources you will find in the society...

Blog Posts designed to help you troubleshoot common problems.

How to dry up your cow.
Why does my cheese taste bitter?
How to trim my cows feet at home?
How to set up a herdshare
How to disbud my goat?
55+ other blog posts to help you troubleshoot common problems

Masterclasses; Full on courses that help you to learn broader topics.

How to buy a milk cow.
How to buy a dairy goat.
Beginner cheesemaking.
One hour a week dairy processing.
What to feed my dairy animal.
9 Masterclasses designed to help you learn via video, and written text.

Contributed to by experts and other milkmaids that have been there done that!

We can’t always know it all, in fact why should we?! We all have different experiences to bring to the table. This is why I hire out a lot of the content for the Milkmaid Society. The goal is to bring as much real life experience to this space as possible!

Hi I'm Robyn! The creator behind The Milkmaid Society!

I became a Milkmaid nearly 10 years ago. A baby strapped to my back, crouched below a very large cow, I learned everything the hard way. Learning to be a milkmaid and a cheesemaker came simultaneously for me. Hand and hand I learned to milk my cow and turn that milk into cheese.

There were bumps along the road, things I didn’t anticipate, problems I felt helpless to solve.

Despite all of the struggles, I fell in love with what I was doing.

Nothing brought me more joy than that morning on the milking stool, or that wheel of cheese pulled from the press.

Nothing made me smile more than to watch my baby, with relish and unreserved excitement, gulp a glass of cold fresh raw milk.

Nothing made me feel more connected than to sit on my front step and watch my cow graze on grassy land that would in only a few hours, become warm milk in my bucket.

What I soon came to realize, was that being a Milkmaid is a lifestyle.

It dictates important things like what you do, when you can do it, what you eat, how you feel and how you view the world. It is mornings in the barn and meals made from food you have procured yourself. It is hours spent at cheese pots and hungry bellies filled with food from your own land. It is a feeling of connection with the land and you animal.

Being a Milkmaid encompassed so many things that I had yearned for for so long, but as I leaned into this lifestyle, I started to feel a disconnection. Even though I had no desire to live any other life, I felt lonely.

I longed for connection with other Milkmaids. And so the Milkmaid Society was born.

What Is The Milkmaid Society?

The Milkmaid Society is a monthly subscription club for milkmaids. Whether you are milking a cow, a goat, or are trying to decide which one is right for you, the Milkmaid Society is the community that you need.

What You Will Find Inside

The Milkmaid Society is a growing resource and community surrounding Milk Cows, Milk Goats, Dairy Processing and Cheesemaking.

Here You Will Find

Find Information

Every month you will find new content that covers a topics related to living a milkmaid lifestyle. Whether that be how to buy a dairy animal, specific care questions, cheesemaking, dairy processing, even things like making hay or sourcing feed.

These resources are created by not only me, but other milkmaids, milkmen and experts, and will continue to grow. They will help you discover hard to find information and don’t worry, they will never disappear, so as this community grows, so will the information!

p.s. All content creators that contribute to the Milkmaid Society are paid, meaning that by supporting the society, you are supporting other milkmaids as they work to grow their homesteads.

Current Topics Inside

Choosing A Milk Cow

Choosing A Dairy Goat

Beginner Cheesemaking

Sourcing and Making Feed For Your Dairy Animals

One Hour A Week Dairy Processing

Make Your Own Christmas Cheeses

Baking With Home Dairy

Building A Vet Kit

Harvesting your own Rennet

Mozzarella Troubleshooting

Keeping a Milk Cow Off Grid

How To Set Up a Herd Share

And More!

Find Answers

Have a question that you can't find an answer to?

Check out the troubleshooting area, a growing resource to answer all of the questions that are hard to find answers too.

Questions like….

How Do I Prevent Mechanical Holes?

How Do I Dry Up My Goat or Cow?

How Do I Troubleshoot Contamination?

How Do I Test For Mastitis

What Do I Need To Know About Calf Sharing?

The More Questions You Ask…. The More Answers Will Be Added!

Find Community

A community of milkmaids is growing and gathering. Plot yourself on an interactive map and find other milkmaids near you.

Join the Facebook group and connect with other people living a life similar to yours. Ask questions, feel supported, Gather.

VIPs Take advantage of monthly zoom chats that will help answer all of your questions and cover new topics every month specific to the needs of the group.

Find Recipes

Over the years I have been amazed at how much our grocery bill has been reduced because of our dairy cow. We save hundreds of dollars each month on groceries. Despite the savings at the grocery till, owning a dairy animal can be expensive. Whether you are looking at feed, infrastructure or vet costs, it can all add up to a lot. That is why I try my hardest to use as much dairy as I can in my cooking.

It is one thing to grow your own food, its another entirely to eat the food you grow.

Find a growing resource of easy to follow and use recipes that will help you to slash your grocery bill. Also find opportunities to have your favourite recipes featured!

Find a Lifestyle

What our Milkmaid Society Members are Saying...

The Milkmaid Society has been so helpful for me! I have been thinking for awhile how to put into words how much I love being a part of it! Every time I have a cheese question, a cow question or recipe question, I can find almost everything right on the dashboard! If I can’t the FB group is so supportive and helpful! Owning dairy cows for a little while, I wish I would have had the milkmaid society sooner, when I felt lost with a dairy cow! I can’t thank you enough for the help from cheese to cows to troubleshooting everything in between! It is a wonderful community to be apart of!

The Milkmaid Society has been a community I can count on no matter what. Im a milkmaid where its extremely uncommon to even own cows, let alone milk cows! This community has helped me when I needed it, listened as I vented and asked questions, and supported me while I got my footing in dairy cow ownership. I can’t say enough good things about this group.

Robyn- Cheese From Scratch has taught me so many things, too many to list. Such a practical approach to cheesemaking that makes it such and undaunting fail safe way to start. Robyn has experienced all the fails too, that you don’t have to, such a blessing when starting something from scratch. The community that she has created is such a blessing worldwide helping milkmaids, homesteaders and cheesemakers. So privileged and grateful to have her friendship virtually.

I love the community of the milkmaid society. There is so much information in the milkmaid society already. I can’t wait to keep learning more.

Take a Look Inside!

$18/Month or $180/Year

New content every month covering info that only a milkmaid would want to know.
BONUS Access to all previously created content.
Find other milkmaids in your area and make real life connections.
Access to our exclusive Milkmaid Society Facebook group
A growing library of recipes that you actually have the ingredients to make!
Read exclusive blog posts written by Milkmaids from around the world!
BONUS My Christmas Cheeseboard Ebook ($20 Value)

$25/ Month or $250/Year

New content every month covering info that only a milkmaid would want to know.
BONUS Access to all previously created content.
Find other milkmaids in your area and make real life connections.
Access to our exclusive Milkmaid Society Facebook group
A growing library of recipes that you actually have the ingredients to make!
Read exclusive blog posts written by Milkmaids from around the world!
VIP ONLY; Monthly zoom meetups to offer support and connection with other milkmaids. Specifically tailored to the groups needs, we will cover a wide variety of exclusive topics.
BONUS My Christmas Cheeseboard Ebook ($20 Value)

Please Note The Prices Above Are USD.

If you are located in Canada, please use the coupon code Canada for the basic Milkmaid Plan and use the coupon code CanadaVIP for the VIP plan! By using these coupons, your order will come in closer to $18 CAD for basic and $25 CAD for VIP. The exchange rate was pre calculated so there may be some differences as exchange rate fluctuates.

If you are not in Canada and use these coupon codes your order will be cancelled and you will have to resubmit all of your information to join.

Still not sure? Let me answer some frequently asked questions!

What is the Milkmaid Society?

The Milkmaid Society is a monthly membership club where milkmaids can find information, as well as community. You will find information on milk cows, dairy goats, cheesemaking, dairy processing and extensive troubleshooting. The content in the milkmaid society is growing every month, and past content never goes away!

What is included in my membership?

- New content every month on topics ranging from cheesemaking, to dairy animals, to dairy processing. Some of the past content includes; one hour a week dairy processing, choosing a dairy animal, choosing and making feed for you dairy animals, beginner cheesemaking, harvesting your own rennet, building vet kits, baking with home dairy, Christmas cheesemaking and more.
- Access to our community Facebook page
- Access to all past content. Including written and video content, recipes, masterclasses and printable resources.
-VIP ONLY- Access to bimonthly zoom meetings where we focus on theme topics, answer questions, invite guest speakers, connect with each other and learn.

I don't have a dairy animal (Yet) can I still join?

Though the milkmaid society was created with milkmaids in mind, it does have information inside that is applicable to people without dairy animals, as well as information for choosing dairy animals for your homestead and getting set up. This means that if you are in the planning stages of your milkmaid journey, the milkmaid society is still a great option for you!

Should I choose the Homestead Cheesemaking Course, or the Milkmaid Society?

It depends on what your goals are and what needs you have. My homestead cheesemaking 101 course was created to teach you in-depth pressed cheesemaking, whereas the milkmaid society covers a broad range of topics including cheesemaking, dairy processing and dairy animal information.

Deal Alert! If you purchase the Milkmaid Society VIP Yearly Membership, I will send you a coupon code to get the Homestead Cheesemaking 101 Course for Free!

What is the difference between the Vip and the basic membership?

VIPs are given access to two monthly group zoom meetings. We meet at 4:30 pm PST the first and third Thursday of every month. The first meeting of the month is usually cheese themed (lately we have been using it to do cheese make alongs) and the second is dairy cow themed. It is a time to ask questions, go over monthly theme topics, Invite guests to speak and connect with other community members.

How will I know what is new in the membership each month?

Prepare your inbox because I’m going to be in it! A huge piece of the Milkmaid Society is weekly, most often biweekly, emails from me. This is where I will share new content, teach, give you updates and is really an exclusive space for me to give you all sorts of information that I don’t share on instagram. If you are a VIP, it is also where I will send the zoom links and reminders of upcoming meetings, make alongs and more.

If I buy now, will the price stay the same every month?

Registration only opens for a short time every season. Prices are subject to change, but if you are an active member, you are locked into your current price and even if prices increase, you will not be affected by this. Annual memberships are the most cost effective for members, as they provide a discount of 2 months.

I have joined! How do I get in?

Check your email because you should have a welcome email from me. It may have landed in your trash, so check there as well. If you can’t find the welcome email, and you have given it a few minutes (I know it can be way too exciting to wait!!) shoot me an email cheesefromscratch@outlook.com, I will make sure you get a welcome email. In the meantime, you can access all of the information by using the upper menu bar, navigating to “my account” and entering the details you entered at checkout for username and password. Once on your dashboard, use the upper menu to navigate to the drop down menu under Milkmaid Society. Here you will find options for navigating to the welcome page (I recommend you start here), masterclasses, recipes and troubleshooting.

Im still not sure if the Milkmaid Society is right for me?

Read what others had to say...

I love the community of the milkmaid society. There is so much information in the milkmaid society already. I can’t wait to keep learning more.

Still not sure if the Milkmaid Society is the right choice for you? Shoot me an email at cheesefromscratch@outlook.com. I would love to chat more about where you are at in your milkmaid journey, or even jump on a zoom or phone chat to make sure that this is really the right direction for you.

I don't use Facebook, is there any other way for me to group chat with the other members?

Though the Facebook group is awesome (currently there are about 200 members in the exclusive Facebook group) and it is where a lot of questions are answered and amazing conversations are had, it is not the only way to connect with other members. The milkmaid society map is a great way to connect with other members. It offers an option to leave a email address so that you can make real life connections with milkmaids in your area.

Another awesome feature, that isn’t even my own, is the VIP instagram chat. Over the years the ladies in the VIP zoom meetings have come to know each other and they came together to create an exclusive chat group. I run it under my instagram, but they are the ones that answer each others questions, and chat. I pop in every once in awhile to say hi (because these ladies have become amazing friends of mine over the years) but it is mostly just a fun way to connect with other milkmaids.

Will my subscription automatically renew?

Yes, it will automatically renew! If you do not want your subscription to renew, you can easily cancel it in your dashboard. If you cancel it, it will remain active until the next payment period. This means that you can still access all of the content until the next payment period. Once the new payment period roles around, if you have cancelled, it will not renew and you will no longer have access to the content within the Milkmaid Society.

Can I get a refund?

Unfortunately due to the fact that the milkmaid society gives you so much printable information, I cannot issue refunds on monthly memberships. If you do choose to go with an annual membership and are unsatisfied after 1 month, I will be sad to see you go, but I will refund your annual subscription, minus 1 month at the current monthly rate.

I'm still not sure!

Shoot me an email at cheesefromscratch@outlook.com. Though I run an online Digital business, Im still a small town girl at heart. Most of my friends and neighbours run physical brick and mortar businesses and I have always treated Cheese From Scratch the same way. If you have a questions, its no different than you walking into my store and asking. I want to make sure the Milkmaid Society is really the right choice for you. Not in a sales call way, but in a real “lets sit down and see where you are at”, way. I would love to either chat over email or set up a zoom or phone call.

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